News Star Wars Galaxy's Edge opening day reports - Disney's Hollywood Studios

trainplane3

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OK then correct me if I am wrong, where in the canonical Star Wars franchise is Batuu mentioned before SWGE?
Disney owns the franchise. They nuked the EU from orbit. Everything from here on out is canon. So if they say it's canon, it's canon. Doesn't matter where it was mentioned. If Disney makes another Star Wars land called "Billy Bobs space planet 5000" well, that's canon then and will get it's own comic books and merch just like Batuu did.

Solo, the comics, and some of the books.

And I believe the current decree is that anything Star Wars puts out now, regardless of the medium, is given equal weight. It's not like the pre-Disney days where there were levels to it.
Yep. The EU was a mish mash of terrible fan fiction with some decent stuff in it. The whole point of killing the EU off was to make everything equal and "quality".
 

mikejs78

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Having the land based on the Sequel Trilogy is like opening the original Harry Potter Land and having it all based on Fantastic Beasts. Starring Newt, Jacob, Queenie, and Grindlewald. And setting it 70 years before Potter/Weasley/Granger are born.
It's not at all though. You're assuming that just because you have the most affinity for the OT, everyone else does as well. And that's not the case. It tends to be generational. I happen to like all Star Wars, but being in my early 40s, probably have the most affinity for the OT, with Luke, Leia, and Han. I work with a few people who are in their 20s who have the most affinity for the PT - and really have an attachment for Anakin, Padme, and Obi-Wan (thankfully, not Jar Jar). My son and his friends love them all but really gravitates towards the ST and its characters.

By setting it in the ST timeline, they can incorporate elements of all three trilogies. Otherwise, if they put it in the OT timeline they would be mainly catering to an aging fanbase and excluding the future of Star Wars fandom. I'm happy with the decision they made and look forward to seeing nods to all the trilogies in the land.
 

LukeS7

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Finally got around to editing a panorama that I took on opening day:
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Mickeyboof

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Doesn’t the constant debate prove Disney did something wrong with the land. . ?

Even Bob $hapek is sensitive about it:

“If you build in enough capacity, the rides don’t go down and it operates at 99% efficiency, you shouldn’t have 10-hour lines. So, 10-hour lines are not a sign of success. It should be seen as a sign of, frankly, failure.”


.......So Oga’s Cantina is built with enough capacity?

If Bob really was referring to Hagrid’s, who knows. But I do know that no one at Disney saw FOP as a failure with its insane lines.

No one at Disney thought the virtual queue, advance reservations and park enhancements (not to mention additional multi million dollar parking garages and hotels) all to host GE’s long lines would signify failure either.

Also Bob, Hagrid’s is without argue one of the most technically involved pieces of machinery ever experienced in a theme park (I mean a free fall with a track that can switch within a blink? Come on! You spoil us, Universal!).

Your team can’t even get Rise of the Resistance to an operational state, so you can’t really act like you’re company is the peak of operational standards.

Y’all don’t even run all the vehicles to most your rides, to ensure wait times aren’t too low.

Galaxy’s Edge has revealed a lot about the current Disney administration. It’s a hoot.
 

Steph15251

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Doesn’t the constant debate prove Disney did something wrong with the land. . ?

Even Bob $hapek is sensitive about it:

“If you build in enough capacity, the rides don’t go down and it operates at 99% efficiency, you shouldn’t have 10-hour lines. So, 10-hour lines are not a sign of success. It should be seen as a sign of, frankly, failure.”


.......So Oga’s Cantina is built with enough capacity?

If Bob really was referring to Hagrid’s, who knows. But I do know that no one at Disney saw FOP as a failure with its insane lines.

No one at Disney thought the virtual queue, advance reservations and park enhancements (not to mention additional multi million dollar parking garages and hotels) all to host GE’s long lines would signify failure either.

Also Bob, Hagrid’s is without argue one of the most technically involved pieces of machinery ever experienced in a theme park (I mean a free fall with a track that can switch within a blink? Come on! You spoil us, Universal!).

Your team can’t even get Rise of the Resistance to an operational state, so you can’t really act like you’re company is the peak of operational standards.

Y’all don’t even run all the vehicles to most your rides, to ensure wait times aren’t too low.

Galaxy’s Edge has revealed a lot about the current Disney administration. It’s a hoot.
Pretty sure nearly all rides at many parks go down,not just at Disney and even though it is taking a while for ROTR to get up and running ,I think it would be amazing and I guess I can understand why it is taking a while to get up.
 

mikejs78

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Doesn’t the constant debate prove Disney did something wrong with the land. . ?

Even Bob $hapek is sensitive about it:

“If you build in enough capacity, the rides don’t go down and it operates at 99% efficiency, you shouldn’t have 10-hour lines. So, 10-hour lines are not a sign of success. It should be seen as a sign of, frankly, failure.”


.......So Oga’s Cantina is built with enough capacity?

If Bob really was referring to Hagrid’s, who knows. But I do know that no one at Disney saw FOP as a failure with its insane lines.

No one at Disney thought the virtual queue, advance reservations and park enhancements (not to mention additional multi million dollar parking garages and hotels) all to host GE’s long lines would signify failure either.

Also Bob, Hagrid’s is without argue one of the most technically involved pieces of machinery ever experienced in a theme park (I mean a free fall with a track that can switch within a blink? Come on! You spoil us, Universal!).

Your team can’t even get Rise of the Resistance to an operational state, so you can’t really act like you’re company is the peak of operational standards.

Y’all don’t even run all the vehicles to most your rides, to ensure wait times aren’t too low.

Galaxy’s Edge has revealed a lot about the current Disney administration. It’s a hoot.
Right, because Hagrids has been the epitome of peak operational standards.
 

BoarderPhreak

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Mock it all you want. I saw the original of 1977 in the theater (as have most of my friends; same story). Maybe calling it "franchise fatigue" is a bit much, but there's nothing for the OG to get behind, starting with Clone Wars and everything that came after. Weak stories and even weaker characters. Those of us still "into it" won't even get our kids into it, so no fresh blood. Most kids these days - they don't know or care what Star Wars is. First Order? Kylo Ren and Rey and... Zzzz.
 

Steph15251

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Mock it all you want. I saw the original of 1977 in the theater. Maybe calling it "franchise fatigue" is a bit much, but there's nothing for the OG to get behind, starting with Clone Wars and everything that came after. Weak stories and even weaker characters. Those of us still "into it" won't even get our kids into it, so no fresh blood. Most kids these days - they don't know or care what Star Wars is. First Order? Kylo Ren and Rey and... Zzzz.
I could careless about Star Wars but I still really like the land
 

Steph15251

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Doesn’t the constant debate prove Disney did something wrong with the land. . ?

Even Bob $hapek is sensitive about it:

“If you build in enough capacity, the rides don’t go down and it operates at 99% efficiency, you shouldn’t have 10-hour lines. So, 10-hour lines are not a sign of success. It should be seen as a sign of, frankly, failure.”


.......So Oga’s Cantina is built with enough capacity?

If Bob really was referring to Hagrid’s, who knows. But I do know that no one at Disney saw FOP as a failure with its insane lines.

No one at Disney thought the virtual queue, advance reservations and park enhancements (not to mention additional multi million dollar parking garages and hotels) all to host GE’s long lines would signify failure either.

Also Bob, Hagrid’s is without argue one of the most technically involved pieces of machinery ever experienced in a theme park (I mean a free fall with a track that can switch within a blink? Come on! You spoil us, Universal!).

Your team can’t even get Rise of the Resistance to an operational state, so you can’t really act like you’re company is the peak of operational standards.

Y’all don’t even run all the vehicles to most your rides, to ensure wait times aren’t too low.

Galaxy’s Edge has revealed a lot about the current Disney administration. It’s a hoot.
Hagrids is not the frist coaster to have a free fall

 

BubbaisSleep

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Yes. Disney is known for constantly updating rides and entertainment so they don't get stagnant. DHS is especially good at this.
To be fair, Disney gives the west coast an amazing amount of updates so this is only an east coast problem. We get so many updates that sometimes they update their recent updates for no reason (Paradise Pier makeover to Pixar). Since both coasts are sharing the same land, it is very possible.
 

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